Enabling the SMART Wind Power Plant of the Future Through Science-Based Innovation

Katherine Dykes, Eric Lantz, Tyler Stehly, Michael Robinson, Paul Veers, Richard Tusing

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

This report describes the scientific challenges facing wind energy today and the recent scientific advancements that position the research community to tackle those challenges, as well as the new U.S. Department of Energy applied research program Atmosphere to Electrons that takes an integrated approach to addressing those challenges. It also ties these resulting scientific accomplishments to future technological innovation and quantifies the impact of that collection of innovations on 2030 wind power cost of energy.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages57
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-5000-68123

Keywords

  • A2e
  • Atmosphere to Electrons
  • DOE
  • wind cost of energy
  • wind energy innovation
  • wind energy science

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